The Oriental Institute, one of the world’s most valuable collections of ancient world artifacts, takes no position of the historical veracity of the Bible. But one of its most precious holdings testifies vividly to at least part of it.

For much of its history, The University of Chicago has been a leader in supporting free expression, and its current administration continues to uphold this legacy proudly. While there are certainly problems for Jews on campus
—I received anonymous death threats in my first year for defending Israel — the administration has taken major steps to shut down the most virulent anti-Israel and anti-Semitic actors. Anonymous online posts remain a problem, and we never found out who issued the threats or who wrote about how humanity can’t survive with the “parasitic Jews” and that “Hitler was right.”